Services
| Fractional CTO Leadership | Strategic technical guidance for non-technical founders. Architecture decisions, hiring plans, investor-ready technical narratives |
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| Product Strategy | Feasibility assessment, MVP scoping, and launch planning |
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| UI/UX Design | User experience and interface design grounded in product strategy |
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| Full-Stack Development | Production-grade mobile and web applications |
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Engagement Models
| Guide Mode, Level 1: Join | Join the fleet. A community of founders, a flight plan, and us when you're stuck. |
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| Guide Mode, Level 2: Scout | Senior technical partnership to shape vision, test feasibility, and run the R&D experiments that answer what to build. |
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| Guide Mode, Level 3: Prove | Tech and product together. A working prototype, brand, and pitch materials that prove the idea to investors, customers, or a board. |
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| Build Mode, Level 1: Core | Trusted build partner. Lean, AI-driven releases, or prototypes with essential design and code. |
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| Build Mode, Level 2: Plus | Collaborative build partner. Build alongside us and we keep your team's work integrated. |
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| Build Mode, Level 3: Pro | Full-stack product partner. Brand, UX/UI, development, and go-to-market readiness. |
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| Live Mode, Level 1: Watch | We see it before you do, and tell you what needs attention. |
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| Live Mode, Level 2: Keep | We keep it running and current. Bugs get fixed, not just reported. |
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| Live Mode, Level 3: Grow | Your users get answered, and the product keeps getting better. We improve the product, not just keep it running. |
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| Pricing | Retainer-based flexible plans. No time-and-materials billing. No traditional MVP quotes. Pause, cancel, or switch anytime. |
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Support
| Knowledge base | https://eightbitstudios.com/support/ |
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| Support email | hello@eightbitstudios.com |
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| Support requests | https://eightbitstudios.com/contact/?reason=support |
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| Code ownership | The client owns the code. Work is made for hire and IP transfers on full payment. Repositories live in an account the client owns. Clients can leave at any time and take everything with them. |
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| Client AI tools | Allowed on the client's own repository, on a branch. Nothing reaches production without passing the same automated checks Eight Bit's own changes pass, plus a review. |
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| Post-launch warranty | Every official launch carries a 30-day warranty on defects in what was shipped. A change is not a defect. On day 31 the app moves to the entry level of Live Mode unless the client opts out. Pilots and betas carry no warranty clock. |
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| Emergency | Production down, users locked out, a security event, or anything blocking a payment or a launch. |
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| Response | An acknowledgement email confirms receipt, usually within a business day. A human replies the next business day at the first two Live Mode levels, and the same business day at the third. Acknowledgement windows only; resolution times are never published. |
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| Pausing and ending | Build work pauses at a monthly boundary. Live Mode requires notice per the agreement. Code, accounts and documentation are already the client's. |
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| Billing | Retainers invoiced at the start of the period, due on receipt. Fixed-scope work net 30. Work may pause after 15 days of non-payment. Level changes take effect at the monthly boundary. |
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Technology Stack
| Frontend | Hotwire, React, Astro, Tailwind CSS |
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| Mobile | Flutter (iOS, Android) |
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| Backend | Ruby on Rails, Supabase Edge Functions |
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| Databases | PostgreSQL, PostGIS |
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| Infrastructure | Vercel, DigitalOcean, Supabase |
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| AI Integrations | Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Perplexity, ElevenLabs |
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Industries
- Healthcare
- Background Screening & Compliance
- AI-Powered Consumer Tools
- Founder Tools & Community Platforms
Current Clients & Projects
| Perfume Lens | AI-powered fragrance discovery |
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| Tovie | Companion app for the pedal-to-play kids' bike (in development) |
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| Health.Vet | Veteran health platform |
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| CoGo | AI-powered relationship guidance (paused, in market) |
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| ScoutLogic | Background screening and compliance platform |
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| MyCheckupHealth | Personal health monitoring |
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Own Products
| Eight Bit Portal | Our operational hub and client portal, built on AI agents. Clients log in for real-time visibility into their builds |
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| MealWatchers | AI-powered diet tracking app, available on iOS and Android |
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| Founders Fleet | Community platform for founders building their first real product |
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| NanoClaw | AI operations infrastructure for agent-assisted workflows |
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Key Differentiators
- Two-person studio with direct founder access
- Hands-on development, not management from the sidelines
- Working software first, not design decks
- You own your code, no vendor lock-in
- AI-era positioning: helping founders navigate AI tools, not competing with them
